66 DeVile convertible Electric conversion

[GBrown #8092]

The question of the viability of such a conversion has been raised here several times.   Clearly it can be done. ...if you have enough money.

Glenn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux7YdKGQlhM

[jwwseville60]

As an old racer I love speed.
Modified Caddies can be cool sometimes, but its getting VERY old for every two-bit "tuner" who wears a custom ball cap backwards to "slam" them down, add giant diamond-encrusted wheels and give every car 1500 bhp for macho-enducing bragging rights. And for megatons of bucks.

Electric cars suck off a fossil fuel grid, so there's no "green" anything. Not much.
You cannot get that power & torque to the ground very well, but I guess its fun.

Maybe Im getting old and more conservative, but all I can say is that Im damn sick of the many Hip-Hop gangster caddies all sitting on the ground with cartoon-giant wheels and neon purple paint. Its childish. Its TASTELESS.
What s the range of a 1000 bhp car like this if you hammer it all the time? 25 miles?
It must have a huge battery pack.
This is 125-year old technology. Big deal.

"Its a custom, dude!"
Yeah, whatever, man.
Where is the true innovation? Like a 1000-mile range 1966 Caddy that can be serviced at GM dealers?

[GBrown #8092]

Not a fan of rubberband tire and slammed suspensions on Cadillacs either, though I can appreciate a well thought out air ride suspension as my Brougham once had it in a more primative form.  I also noticed they don't mention the range. Given my observation of other builds by others, I supect you're right it isn't very far, given the represented limit space used for batteries.

I just thought it might be of interest given the prior discussions of e-conversions of Cadillacs.   

GB

[James Landi]

I saw that Youtube as well, and my take on this is that there may "come a day" when one can purchase a competitively priced conversion "kit"and all the accessories for a Cadillac "occasional car" that would make the owner happy and not having to be chasing down components that are no longer available, or baby sitting oil and coolant leaks and stale gasoline challenges,  Somewhat similar to what has happened with sailboat auxiliary engines, where now, if one needs to repower, an electric motor may be an attractive alternative (as long as you have a dock with a 220 volt power source!) .      James

[bcroe]

Electric cars suck off a fossil fuel grid, so there's no "green" anything. Not much. 

In this state, your electric recharging is mostly Nuke, some
renewables making a minor contribution.  Bruce Roe